Doctors told Antonio Sanchez about the disease that would make him blind. Despite this heartbreaking news, he worked to learn Braille. As Antonio’s eyesight was decreasing, his faith and desire to share the Gospel with others was multiplying.

Being blind is a constant reminder of human weakness for Antonio. His life is very difficult and he could have lived in despair. But this blind Venezuelan man said, “I felt God calling me to tell others about the salvation and hope they can find in Jesus.”

When Antonio was invited to be trained as a church planter with Multiplication Network, he was eager to begin. His blindness could not stop him! Antonio finished the Multiplication Network modular training program in one year. He learned about a mission to multiply.

Not long after he completed his training, God called him to move several miles from his home to plant a new church in the community of Aguas Negras, in the mountains of northern Venezuela.

“Planting churches is the best way to reach people who need to know God,” says Antonio. “That’s why I am always looking forward   to doing the work of a church planter as I teach the people in the remote village.”

One of these people is Soleini. Through your financial gifts, the good news of Jesus reached her. Soleini’s son was born with severe disabilities. She is certain the chemicals used in nearby sugar cane fields caused her son Jeiber Samuel to be born deformed.

Jeiber has partially-formed hands and feet. After his birth, Soleini faced a life of caring for her son and watching him struggle. “I felt desperate and could not find hope. I did not know how to accept the situation I was in until I was told about Christ,” says Soleini. She needed help in her life. Soleini came to Jesus and received salvation. “From that moment, I saw life from God’s perspective and I now can smile despite the difficulties,” she says. Each time Soleini hears Antonio, a blind man preaching, she feels happy and knows God has prepared good things for her and Jeiber. Antonio is a visible example of God’s faithfulness to all His people.